Andy Sidaris - 10 DVD Box Set Collection ( Hard Ticket to Hawaii / Day of the Warrior / L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach / Do or Die / Picasso Trigger / Fit to Kill / Guns / Savage Beach / Hard Hunted / Malibu Express )

Andy Sidaris - 10 DVD Box Set Collection (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hard Ticket to Hawaii / Day of the Warrior / L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach / Do or Die / Picasso Trigger / Fit to Kill / Guns / Savage Beach / Hard Hunted / Malibu Express
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
900 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 - 199 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andy Sidaris

Written By:
Andy Sidaris

Actors:
Ronn Moss ..... Rowdy Abilene
Dona Speir ..... Donna Hamilton
Hope Marie Carlton ..... Taryn
Harold Diamond ..... Jade
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Seth Romero (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Cynthia Brimhall ..... Edy Stark
Patty Duffek ..... Pattycakes
Wolf Larson ..... J.J. Jackson
Lory Green ..... Rosie
Rustam Branaman ..... Kimo
David DeShay ..... Ashley
Michael A. Andrews ..... Michael / Michele (as Michael Andrews)
Kwan Hi Lim ..... Henry
Joseph Hieu ..... Bobby / Sumo Coach / Karate Villain
Peter Bromilow ..... Mr. Chang
Kevin Light ..... Doc Austin
Cristian Letelier ..... J. Tyler Ward
Julie Strain ..... Willow Black
Julie K. Smith ..... Cobra
Shae Marks ..... Tiger
Marcus Bagwell ..... Warrior
Raye Hollitt ..... Kym
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Manuel (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Justin Melvey ..... Jordon
Gerald Okamura ..... Fu
Richard Cansino ..... J.P
Cassidy Phillips ..... Chaz
Tammy Parks ..... Scorpion
Darren Wise ..... Shark
Ted Prior ..... Dietrich
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Rodrigo Martinez (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Carrie Westcott ..... Sofia
Paul Logan ..... Doc Austin
Ava Cadell ..... Ava
Carolyn Liu ..... Silk
Kevin Eastman ..... Harry the cat
Marcus Young ..... Lead Kabuki / Lead Ninja
Charles A. Tam ..... Kabuki #2 (as Chuck Tam)
Lelagi Togisala ..... Kabuki #3
Pat Morita ..... Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro
Erik Estrada ..... Richard 'Rico' Estevez
Roberta Vasquez ..... Nicole Justin
Bruce Penhall ..... Bruce Christian
William Bumiller ..... Lucas
Michael J. Shane ..... Shane Abeline (as Michael Jay Shane)
Pandora Peaks ..... Atlanta Lee
Richard Cansino ..... Herbert
Chu Chu Malave ..... Bodreaux
Skip Ward ..... Skip
James Lew ..... Lew
Steve Bond ..... Travis Abilene
John Aprea ..... Salazar / Picasso Trigger
Roberta Vasquez ..... Pantera
Guich Koock ..... L.G. Abilene
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Miguel Ortiz (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Bruce Penhall ..... Hondo
Richard LePore ..... Professor
Nicholas Georgiade ..... Schiavo (as Nick Georgiade)
Kym Malin ..... Kym
Liv Lindeland ..... Inga
Geoffrey Moore ..... Kane (as R.J. Moore)
Tony Peck ..... Lucas
Julie Strain ..... Blu Steele
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Mikael Petrov (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Aki Aleong ..... Chang
Mark Barriere ..... Gregor
Craig Ryan Ng ..... Po
Chu Chu Malave ..... Evel
Richard Cansino ..... Kenevil
Erik Estrada ..... Juan Degas / Jack of Diamonds
Devin DeVasquez ..... Cash
Michael J. Shane ..... Shane Abilene (as Michael Shane)
Phyllis Davis ..... Kathryn Hamilton
Chuck McCann ..... Abe
Chu Chu Malave ..... Cubby
Richard Cansino ..... Tito
George Cheung ..... Sifu (as George Kee Cheung)
Danny Trejo ..... Tong
Lisa London ..... Rocky
Dona Speir ..... Donna
John Aprea ..... Captain Andreas
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Martinez (as Rodrigo Obregon)
Michael Mikasa ..... Japanese Warrior
Dann Seki ..... Admiral Kenji Inada
Al Leong ..... Fu
Eric Chen ..... Erik
Paul Cody ..... Duke
Teri Weigel ..... Anjelica
James Lew ..... Agent #1
Al Leong ..... Raven
Rodrigo Obregón ..... Pico
Michael J. Shane ..... Shane Abilene
Chu Chu Malave ..... Wiley
Richard Cansino ..... Coyote
Buzzy Kerbox ..... Cole
Darby Hinton ..... Cody Abilene
Sybil Danning ..... Contessa Luciana
Art Metrano ..... Matthew
Shelley Taylor Morgan ..... Anita Chamberlain
Brett Baxter Clark ..... Shane (as Brett Clark)
Niki Dantine ..... Lady Lillian Chamberlain
Lori Sutton ..... Beverly
Lorraine Michaels ..... Liza Chamberlain
Lynda Wiesmeier ..... June Khnockers
Kimberly McArthur ..... Faye
Barbara Edwards ..... May
Abb Dickson ..... P. L. Buffington
Busty O'Shea ..... Doreen Buffington
Randy Rudy ..... Bobo Buffington
Michael A. Andrews ..... Stuart Chamberlain (as Michael Andrews)

Synopsis:

Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
"Hard Ticket To Hawaii" begins with two female pilots who carry an extremely dangerous snake on board of their plane. The snake escapes and spreads death, but the two ladies are also in danger because they interfered unknowingly with the plans of diamond smugglers.

Day of the Warrior (1996)
This movie begins in California and Vegas. Agents have to work under cover, they must be sure they do not attract anyone's attention. Therefore - they go on stage: Fu as the worst ever Elvis impersonator, Cobra as a dancer in a topless bar.

L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)
With the tagline "The big guns are back", director Andy Sidaris returned to Savage Beach, almost a decade after the original "Savage Beach" movie. The title song is played while we watch the ladies swimming - pretty well aiming at the style of a Bond title sequence.

Do or Die (1991)
"Do Or Die" begins with a colorful tribal dance. Hawaii was always one of the favorite locations to shoot for Sidaris. This time, a gangster boss challenges the Lethal Ladies team: He'll send 6 pairs of killers against them, and to make it impossible for them to hide, he uses a computer tracking device. "This is gonna be easy", one of the killers says - of course a fatal mistake.

Picasso Trigger (1988)
Dona Speir confessed in an interview (DVD bonus) she didn't understand the movie after reading the script and she figured it out only after she watched the final product 4 times.

Fit to Kill (1993)
"Fit To Kill" is the sequel to "Hard Hunted" with the same villain Kane (R.J. Moore) who is this time trying to steal a priceless diamond. Agent Donna Hamilton (Dona Speir) is on his track, but she has to realize there are more parties interested in the jewel than just Kane...

Guns (1990)
Gangster Degas (Erik Estrada) tries to get a few agents out of the way so he can ship weapons from China to South America via Hawaii.

Savage Beach (1989)
"Savage Beach" has the most unusual story of the Lethal Ladies series. Instead of an over-equipped investigation with a plan, this is more like an accidental adventure.

Hard Hunted (1992)
One agent is killed for a mysterious jade Buddha, but her colleague Donna Hamilton (Dona Speir) escapes with the artifact.

Malibu Express (1985)
Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is a private eye (living on a huge yacht!) hired to watch over a rich family whose members get involved in cases of blackmail, espionage and murder.

Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Even though the Malibu Express yacht returns, this is not a real sequel to the movie "Malibu Express". Dona Speir starred for the first time in one of Sidaris' movies; tough guy Rodrigo Obregon and Playboy playmate Cynthia Brimhall would become familiar faces in the series of action movies with lethal ladies, too. "Hard Ticket To Hawaii" begins with two female pilots who carry an extremely dangerous snake on board of their plane. The snake escapes and spreads death, but the two ladies are also in danger because they interfered unknowingly with the plans of diamond smugglers. The movie suffers from a mediocre story, silly dialogs and poor acting, but with a lot of action and the fine craftsmanship behind the camera, it becomes easy to sit through. This is the 2nd out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order. Even if "Hard Ticket To Hawaii" isn't among my personal faves, I have the impression that due to the learning experience from this, some of the following works became much better.

Day of the Warrior

This movie begins in California and Vegas. Agents have to work under cover, they must be sure they do not attract anyone's attention. Therefore - they go on stage: Fu as the worst ever Elvis impersonator, Cobra as a dancer in a topless bar. Maybe that doesn't make any sense so far, but wait for it, you haven't seen yet what Julie Strain wears on a normal day in the office: a leopard stringy thing (the director dryly commented "works for me", quoted from the book "Bullets, Bombs And Babes"). She's one of the good guys this time. Anyhow, the story is about gangsters led by a wrestler named Warrior who smuggles diamonds from Russia and much more. The good guys guess they have a traitor among them, because a computer access code is passed on and the cover of 4 agents is blown. They now have to fight to survive. A lot of action in this Sidaris movie (this is the 11th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order), beautiful women and a special sense of humor as always. Shae Marks, an "actress with a figure that would make a grown man cry", as Andy Sidaris truthfully wrote in his above-mentioned book, had her first appearance in the series here.

L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach

With the tagline "The big guns are back", director Andy Sidaris returned to Savage Beach, almost a decade after the original "Savage Beach" movie. The title song is played while we watch the ladies swimming - pretty well aiming at the style of a Bond title sequence. Shae Marks looks like Lara Croft in her early (oversized) days when she enters Savage Beach in a tank top. Such elements of pop culture are nicely used again for an action flick that seems a bit confused in its first half, and sometimes uses annoying flashbacks, but later the loose ends are tied successfully, while another song named "Which ending does this story have?" ironically explains that confusing the audience needs to be a part of the show. Marcus Bagwell, the Warrior from "Day of the Warrior", helps the good guys this time, and Julie K. Smith gets the funniest scene when she can demonstrate her idea of punishing "bad boys". This is the last one out of 12 Andy Sidaris movies I reviewed, certainly not the best among them because it's a bit of a patchwork and lacks new ideas (well, there was a submarine at least), but I have to congratulate the ensemble since they never put out a real bore in all these years - and that, by the way, was the strong point: ensemble. With the exception of "Malibu Express", there was never only one star, it's always about team-play.

Do or Die

"Do Or Die" begins with a colorful tribal dance. Hawaii was always one of the favorite locations to shoot for Sidaris. This time, a gangster boss challenges the Lethal Ladies team: He'll send 6 pairs of killers against them, and to make it impossible for them to hide, he uses a computer tracking device. "This is gonna be easy", one of the killers says - of course a fatal mistake.

Among the playful variety of assassins, my faves are the cooks from New Orleans who work on their accent and try to poison our heroes - a brilliant comedy interlude in between the sex and the violence. Of course Dona Speir and her friends have some gadgets as well, including a small model helicopter which can fire missiles. Boom, there goes another villain, and I can't say I regret one minute I spent with this entertaining production. This is the 6th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order.

Picasso Trigger

Dona Speir confessed in an interview (DVD bonus) she didn't understand the movie after reading the script and she figured it out only after she watched the final product 4 times. She isn't the only one, I suppose. I blame this confusion on the villain who keeps hidden most of the time so you wonder who's actually fighting whom and why. The killers' messages are quite poetic: "The ones with the flower have been scattered this hour", one writes to notify the others that his job his done. "I've got a black belt in shotgun", another lady says after she shot a kung fu fighter. The Dutch DVD I've got uses the tagline "Moorden is een vorm van kunst" ("Killing is an art form", I think it translates) - and these cynical tidbits just to demonstrate "Picasso Trigger" is somewhat more violent (and with less nudity) than other movies of the Lethal Ladies series. I loved the exploding boomerang as a weapon or when 1 of the heroes fires about 20 times at 1 bad guy and misses him every time. Playboy's Roberta Vasquez in her first appearance for Andy Sidaris slips into a pair of ripped jeans, showing beautiful legs, beautiful dark eyes, beautiful... everything! Note: this is the 3rd out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order.
Fit to Kill

"Fit To Kill" is the sequel to "Hard Hunted" with the same villain Kane (R.J. Moore) who is this time trying to steal a priceless diamond. Agent Donna Hamilton (Dona Speir) is on his track, but she has to realize there are more parties interested in the jewel than just Kane...

Excellent story this time, to me one of the best from the Lethal Ladies series. Julie Strain is added to the familiar cast from "Hard Hunted". She gets a great introduction scene, working out on a balcony, whereas Dona Speir and R.J. Moore get a Bond dream scene and the best dialog they ever had. Sidaris' gadget obsession with remote control cars, boats and helicopters is taken to its all-time high with the duel of two heavily armed "baby helicopters". Two silly killers who blow up themselves in an attempted assassination turn the toy obsession into a comedy element which is the only possibility to top that. Regular actor Rodrigo Obregon plays a Russian diplomat - and he's a good guy, exceptionally. Note: this is the 8th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order.

Guns

This is the 5th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order. Gangster Degas (Erik Estrada) tries to get a few agents out of the way so he can ship weapons from China to South America via Hawaii. But Donna Hamilton (Dona Speir) doesn't give up easily, because Degas killed her father years ago. So even if pistols seem good enough for others, Donna prefers a rocket launcher to blast baddies to pieces. Roberta Vasquez poses with a leather bikini on a motorbike at sunset, while Cynthia Brimhall has a special appearance as a nightclub singer. Chuck McCann gets the best line when he interrogates two suspects: "What is the difference between a terrorist and a magician?" They quickly find out! "Guns" isn't one of the best of the series, but it's got its moments.

Savage Beach

"Savage Beach" has the most unusual story of the Lethal Ladies series. Instead of an over-equipped investigation with a plan, this is more like an accidental adventure. No Las Vegas night clubs or expensive sports-cars - "Savage Beach" plays on a lonely island where a gold treasure was lost in WW II, yet still guarded by an isolated Japanese soldier. Not a new story (I remember "Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure", 1981), but with Sidaris' attention grabbing techniques (from explosions to boobs) it works great. Our heroines, the two pilots Donna (Dona Speir) and Taryn (H.M. Carlton), make an emergency landing on that island after a storm (another rarity: bad weather in a Sidaris movie). More and more sinister characters arrive to make the island unsafe. Al Leong (who later played the helicopter pilot in "Hard Hunted") gets a good role as a tough bad guy. A situation that stuck to my mind is when the Leatherface samurai frees Taryn and explains later: "I can't kill those eyes again" - what a moment of poetry, folks! Oh, and would you believe a bloke who calls Donna "bimbo" survives the next few seconds? This is the 4th out of 12 Sidaris movies I reviewed (in chronological order), and one should note that after 3 successful pictures which he had financed basically from his personal money, Sidaris was offered a deal about 5 more which kept the Lethal Ladies series going. "Savage Beach" surely was an impressive start for this new... uh... pentalogy!

Hard Hunted

Besides the landscapes and women, Sidaris' cinema is always a cinema of fast movement, too. Hardly surprising, since he won many prizes for TV sports reports before he specialized in armed babes! This time the best speedy scene is with a helicopter chasing a car. One agent is killed for a mysterious jade Buddha, but her colleague Donna Hamilton (Dona Speir) escapes with the artifact. Because she suffers from amnesia, she doesn't remember who the bad guys are, and then it is not even simply a good guys vs bad guys situation, but a third party of other baddies, led by a sinister looking Rodrigo Obregon (with a monstrous scar + eye patch!), makes it more complicated. One of the silliest story elements we were ever asked to believe during the Lethal Ladies series is the radio astrologist Ava (Ava Cadell) who transmits secret messages "coded" (uh-oh!) to the agents. Remember, telephones were invented long before 1992, and don't believe that if you work for a radio station, you could sit in a pool all day. What else sticks to my memory? Cringe-worthy dialogs ("There's nothing we can do till the morning." - "Even James Bond takes time off for sex!"), the beautiful background of the Pacific islands and the perfectly fitting, relaxing music, vocals by Cynthia Brimhall. This is the 7th out of my 12 reviews for the works of Andy Sidaris, in chronological order.

Malibu Express
Cody Abilene (Darby Hinton) is a private eye (living on a huge yacht!) hired to watch over a rich family whose members get involved in cases of blackmail, espionage and murder. The movie uses the typical genre ingredients from the smart-ass off-monologue (explaining the detective's thoughts on the case and clues) to the irresistible femme fatale (Sybil Danning) he meets during his investigations. Because "Malibu Express" has a male hero, it is not completely in line with the 11 following movies about lethal ladies which Andy Sidaris wrote, directed and/or produced until 1998 (read on, I reviewed them all). It was rather "Hard Ticket To Hawaii" which perfected the formula of a typical Sidaris movie. Nonetheless: "Malibu Express" has a lot of scantily clad ladies along the way, is constantly moving at full speed and packed with comedy situations, sometimes as ludicrous as a Russ Meyer movie. I loved the scene when Cody tries to impress two baddies with his muscles - but all of a sudden finds out they are much more muscular than himself... or the girl (Lynda Wiesmeier) trying to make love in a racing car in the middle of a dangerous chase! Oh yes, and "Malibu Express" is "so 80s" with its "make my day" mustached tough guy!

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